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Dubsado alternatives: how Meadow Desk compares

Dubsado is a client-management tool with forms, automated workflows, client portals and online payments. Meadow Desk is a newer desk with a free solo plan and per-seat pricing. Here is a fair side-by-side, checked against Dubsado's own pages, including where Dubsado is the better pick.

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Last checked · every competitor fact is sourced below

Pick Meadow Desk if…

  • You work alone and want a free plan rather than a trial.
  • You want a simpler desk built around projects, time and invoices.
  • You would rather pay per seat as you add people.
  • You are happy to join the waitlist and start when sign-ups reopen.

Pick Dubsado if…

  • You want clients to pay in automated payment plans.
  • Your process depends on detailed forms and automated workflows.
  • You are a team of up to four, so the included users cover everyone.
  • You want a mobile app now.
Side by side

What you get, at a glance.

Dubsado and Meadow Desk, last checked Oct 8, 2026.
Compared DubsadoMeadow Desk
Published pricesStarter $335/yr · Premier $525/yrSolo free · Pro $10/mo · Studio $12/seat · Business $24/seat (paid plans billed yearly)
Free planNo, a 21-day free trial of Premier, no credit card requiredYes, Solo is free for one seat, not a trial
Team members3 additional users free; 4–10 users add $25/moSolo and Pro: 1 seat · Studio: 2–25 seats · Business: 5–100 seats, priced per seat
ProposalsPublic proposals on PremierEvery plan, the free one included
Contracts and e-signatureYes, contracts with e-signContracts and e-signature on every plan
Invoices and paymentsInvoicing and payment plans on both plans; payments built on StripeInvoices on every plan; clients pay by card online through your own Stripe account (Stripe's fees, no Meadow Desk fee), and you record bank and cash payments
Client portalBoth plansEvery plan
Time trackingListed on its homepage ("Time tracking & reports")Every plan: a one-tap timer that lands hours on the right project
SchedulerPremierNo client booking scheduler
AutomationsAutomated workflows on PremierLead email sequences (Solo: 1 active sequence · 100 sends) and automation recipes on every plan
Lead capture formsStarter: 1 form · Premier: unlimitedHosted lead forms and lead CSV import on every plan
IntegrationsBookkeeping and Zapier integrations on PremierGoogle Calendar, QuickBooks Online and Xero on every plan; webhooks on Business
AvailabilityAvailable nowSign-ups paused, waitlist open
Moving across

Switch in an afternoon.

  1. Step 01

    Export your contacts

    Download a CSV of clients and leads from your current tool.

  2. Step 02

    Import into Meadow Desk

    Map the columns once. Duplicates are flagged, not doubled.

  3. Step 03

    Recreate two templates

    Your go-to proposal and contract. The rest can wait.

People look for Dubsado alternatives for different reasons. Some want something they can start for free. Some want a simpler desk built around projects, time and invoices rather than detailed workflows. Some are weighing the yearly price.

Everything below about Dubsado comes from its pricing page, homepage and payments page, checked on Oct 8, 2026. Everything about Meadow Desk comes from our own pricing and features pages.

Where Dubsado is stronger

  • It is taking sign-ups today. Meadow Desk sign-ups are paused, with a waitlist.
  • Automated payment plans. Dubsado says its payments run on Stripe, with cards in 135+ countries and ACH in the US and Canada. Meadow Desk takes card payments through the studio's own Stripe account too, but each online payment covers the whole balance; there are no payment plans.
  • Premier adds automated workflows, a scheduler, and bookkeeping and Zapier integrations.
  • Three additional users are included free on both plans, which can make Dubsado cheaper than per-seat pricing for a small team.
  • A mobile app on both plans.

Where Meadow Desk is different

  • A free plan, not a trial: one seat with unlimited leads, clients, projects and invoices.
  • A free start for one person, or Pro at $120 a year for one seat, billed yearly.
  • Proposals on every plan, the free one included.
  • Projects, tasks, tracked time and files in the same rooms as your leads and invoices.
  • Per-seat pricing that grows one person at a time: Studio is $12 per seat per month billed yearly, for 2–25 seats.

Questions people ask

Is there a free alternative to Dubsado?

Meadow Desk's Solo plan is free for one seat, not a trial, and includes unlimited leads, clients, projects and invoices. Dubsado has no free plan; it offers a 21-day free trial of Premier with no credit card. Meadow Desk sign-ups are paused, so the free plan starts with the waitlist.

How much does Dubsado cost?

Dubsado's pricing page lists Starter at $335 a year and Premier at $525 a year. Three additional users are included free, and 4–10 users add $25 a month. We checked on Oct 8, 2026; see the source link below for today's prices.

Does Meadow Desk have Dubsado-style workflows?

Partly. Meadow Desk runs timed lead email sequences (Solo: 1 active sequence · 100 sends) and automation recipes that work across the desk, like turning a signed proposal into a project. Dubsado's automated workflows on Premier cover more of the client journey today.

Does Meadow Desk have a client portal?

Yes, on every plan. Clients sign in to see their projects, files, proposals, contracts and invoices, e-sign contracts and message your studio. Dubsado includes client portals on both of its plans too.

Can I move my leads from Dubsado to Meadow Desk?

Meadow Desk imports leads from a CSV file on every plan. There is no direct Dubsado importer, so the move works through a CSV export from your current tool.

Sources

  1. Dubsado pricingdubsado.com/pricing

    Plans and yearly prices, the free trial, included and add-on users, lead capture forms, scheduling, workflows, public proposals, integrations and the mobile app.

  2. Dubsado homepagedubsado.com

    Contracts and e-sign, client portal and "Time tracking & reports".

  3. Dubsado paymentsdubsado.com/accept-payments

    Payments built on Stripe, cards in 135+ countries, ACH for the US and Canada, payment plans.

  4. Meadow Desk pricing/pricing

    Plans, prices, seats and what is coming soon.

  5. Meadow Desk features/features

    What ships today on every plan.

HoneyBook, Dubsado and Bonsai are trademarks of their respective owners. Meadow Desk is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them. Competitor details were last checked on Oct 8, 2026 and can change at any time.

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